Help Identify A Robbery Suspect

The New York City Police Department is asking the public’s assistance in identifying the individual depicted in the attached photographs in regard to a robbery incident that occurred within the confines of 44 Precinct in Bronx.

Details are as follows.

It was reported to the police that on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 1130 Hours, inside of 1540 Grand concourse, an unidentified individual was observed shoplifting. He was confronted by an employee, where he displayed a knife threatening the employee, before departing the location with the stolen items to parts unknown.

No injuries reported as a result of this incident.

The unidentified individual is described as a male, Hispanic, approximately 40 to 45 years old, 220 lbs., and was last seen wearing a green t-shirt, blue jeans and black hat.

Surveillance photographs of the suspect are attached and available at DCPI.

Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call the NYPD‘s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1–800–577–TIPS(8477) or for Spanish, 1–888–57–PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers‘ website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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